Character Information

Code Point
U+211F
HEX
211F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 84 9F
11100010 10000100 10011111
UTF16 (big Endian)
21 1F
00100001 00011111
UTF16 (little Endian)
1F 21
00011111 00100001
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 21 1F
00000000 00000000 00100001 00011111
UTF32 (little Endian)
1F 21 00 00
00011111 00100001 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
℟
URI Encoded
%E2%84%9F

Description

The Unicode character U+211F, also known as RESPONSE, is a specialized typographical symbol primarily used in mathematical notation and logical expressions in digital text. It plays a crucial role in representing a binary response or negation in certain contexts. In particular, it is utilized to denote the result of applying the NAND operation between two binary values. This operation is fundamental in digital logic and computer science, serving as a building block for more complex operations and circuits. The character's relevance extends beyond mathematics and programming, as it can also be found in linguistic contexts where it signifies a response or reaction to a statement or question, although this usage is less common. Overall, U+211F is an important character for accurate communication in various technical domains.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8479 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+211F. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+211F to binary: 00100001 00011111. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10000100 10011111